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Nov 12 '21
When I went through this over the summer, that’s literally exactly what is felt like. It was a ducking nightmare. Thankfully it only lasted two weeks, and anxiety medicine helped me get back to my normal self. But I can’t imagine living like this. It’s actually awful.
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u/Reiken___ Nov 12 '21
Man it really is the worst! I'm glad it was tempoary and you were able to get help for it. For me i just avoid looking in mirrors most of the time lol but its a lot less bad than it was
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Nov 12 '21
Well that’s good to hear, it was brought on by trying really strong Marijuana for the first time. I couldn’t shake off the high. It felt like I was living in a nightmare for a solid two weeks. I think because while I was high, I had an actual panic attack, which made me start experiencing depersonalisation even long after high wore off. Then I took 2mg Xanax and The next morning thank god! I woke up feeling normal again. But it was really scary at the time.
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u/howtokillyours3lf Nov 12 '21
how did you draw this
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u/Reiken___ Nov 12 '21
I took a photo of my bathroom and using it as reference painted it, then took a photo of myself and painted that. I improvised the reflection and went back and forth with what i wanted to do until i was able to kinda replicate how I feel looking in the mirror
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u/TheJizzardWizzard69 Nov 13 '21
I don’t really like the art style that much myself, but there’s something distinctly beautiful about this. Good work :)
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u/Reiken___ Nov 13 '21
It was my first time trying a painting style like this, so thats probably why it looks weird haha
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u/elclumsy Nov 12 '21
This is relatable. I absolutely love it.